SIA Releases New Report on Biometrics
"Biometrics in Physical Access Control - Issues, Status and Trends", the latest white paper from the Security Industry Association (SIA), Alexandria, Va., examines how biometrics are integrated into...
View ArticleHouston Deploys Perimeter Detection
Honeywell will supply two Houston airports with a perimeter and intrusion detection system. George Bush Intercontinental and William Hobby airports will be equipped with radar video surveillance...
View ArticleAddressable Fire Protection System Helps Residents
Little Sisters of the Poor in Gallup, New Mexico was originally created as a private, non-profit, Catholic nursing home, but the three-acre facility added a modern, assisted living component
View ArticleDealer Installs Virtual Guard Watch for Neighborhood
An established neighborhood in the Richland Park Estates subdivision in Dallas has installed an innovative video surveillance system for Neighborhood Watch use by residents. Rather than wiring the...
View ArticleTulsa Mayoral Candidates Vow on TV, No Verified Response
Efforts by a suspended police chief of Tulsa, Okla., to have verified response for commercial and residential burglar alarms enacted have been put on hold by a vow in a
View ArticleIT Distributor Appeals to Security Dealers
Tech Data Corp., a 31-year-old broad-line IT products distributor in Clearwater, Fla., has added video surveillance products to its distribution mix and plans to offer more access control products next.
View ArticleSurveillance Camera Withstands Tornado
Looking like it crash-landed from the merry old land of Oz, a series of seven surveillance video cameras inside a bright orange steel probe shaped like a flattened space capsule
View ArticleHID Global Corp. to Acquire Fargo Electronics
ASSA ABLOY’s HID Global Corp., Irvine, Calif., announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fargo Electronics Inc. for an all cash consideration. The transaction is expected
View ArticleBrinks Ventures into Business Market
Businesses with multiple locations now have a new choice for their video surveillance and intrusion protection needs. In May, residential alarm giant Brink’s Home Security of Irving, Texas, launched a
View ArticleVideo Technology Opens Advertising Opportunities for 2 Major Security Firms
Two major security companies – ADI of Melville, N.Y., and Westec Interactive of West Des Moines, Iowa – are leveraging video technology in a unique way for sales promotions. At
View ArticleNew ADT Commercial Facility to Showcase Cutting-Edge Networked Solutions to...
Security systems integrator, ADT Commercial, recently opened its state-of-the-art, $1.5 million Integrated Solutions Center (ISC) in Aurora, Colo. where customers can engage with ADT leaders and...
View ArticleFree Whitepaper Provides Guidance to Meet NFPA 72-2010, DOD Intelligibility
NFPA 72-2010 includes a new section outlining intelligibility requirements for voice evacuation systems.
View ArticleDMP Partners with Protection 1 Nationwide
Digital Monitoring Products (DMP), Springfield, Mo., a privately held independent manufacturer of innovative intrusion, fire, access control, network and cellular communication products, and Protection...
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